Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Workshop, May 7, 2016

10am-1pm

Walnut Hill Woods, Buckland

The Franklin Land Trust will offer a Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Workshop to highlight one of the region’s most vivid displays of spring wildflowers at
Walnut Hill Woods in Buckland. Participants will learn to identify a variety of spring flowers, understand the historical significance of certain wildflowers,
and identify the roles of specific plants in the landscape. 

Glenn Motzkin is a freelance ecologist and botanist whose work focuses on the dynamics of uncommon plant communities, patterns of species distribution,
and regional conservation planning in New England. He teaches ecology and conservation at The Conway School, and is a member of the Board of Editor’s
of Northeastern Naturalist. Previously, he worked as plant ecologist at

Harvard
Forest and as landscape ecologist for the BioMap2 project.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Buckland and Shelburne LCC, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Free and open to all.

Pre-register before May 4^th by contacting Linda Alvord, 413-625-9151 or lalvord@franklinlandtrust.org